Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-05
RnAHn OF EnUCATION.
special Meeting Held Last EV"ning What
Was Done.

4 special meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation was held ut the rooms Of the board
last evening, and the meeting was quite
lively. All the members with the rXcep-
ton of Messrs. Isrtt, Reed, Warehouse
and Whally, were present. The meeting
was called to consider the report OF the
Special Investigating Committee, hut the
Finance Committee presented their report,
Oh account of the urgency Of their needs.
The Finance Committee reported that
during the current month the following
accounts must he met; Smcad, Wells *
Co first payment ON Washington school
heating system, $500; Smrad, Wells %Co.,
second payment, $50; 4. II. Andrews
& Co., furniture for Eighth ward
school, Si1j.53; Union School Fur
niture Co., furniture for the
Eighth wand school Slie.Nl; Smrad,
Wells K Co., closets for Eighth ward, $50;
Klievcs, Kraft x Co., estimate ON First
ward school building about $500 total
-. -T9l4. Owing to the slOwneEs with
which the taxes are coming in the collector
has not sufficient funds at hand to meet
the appropriated claims. \ recommends
! ton was made to authorize the committee
to negotiate a loan Of -, GOO, $1,000 OF said
sum being applied to the building fund
and the remaining 81 900 to the school
fund. The recommendation was covered
by resolution, which was adopted.
| The report OF the Investigating Commit
| tee was then read as follows: We, the
/ special committee appointed by your hon
Orlble Board to investigate the two reports
Of the local commissioners OF Richie sub
| district respectfully report ~ follows.
First We find that the majority report
was made in an irregular way, two ot Che
| commissioners having met and made the
appointments without notifying the third
| commissioner.
| Second, After having the evidence ct the
local commissioners and other parties di-
rrclly Interested IN the school, We recon-
mend the adoption OF the minority report,
since We think this can le done without
! in any way affecting the interests Of the
school.
This report was signed by y. G. List. Ir.
| Chairman, and was endorsed by McSsrs.
| Dickey, Naylor and Work.
Mr.. !. H. Acker, a member of the com
mittcr, offered the following:
wish 10 say that do not favor the
adoption OF the majority report lN the fol-
, lowing reasons.
/ First-Thc two Commissioners and the
| Principal of the Eighth Ward School gave
aS their opinion before the special com
mrltrc that the appointment Of the two
teachers NAMED an the minority report
wodld Hot Hr iUr the gooL nj the school
and in the second place there Was no cnurt
made by the committee To lind ont whether
. the rumorS were true ~ not The com
mittec'S Investigation was merely Ia find
on, whether the appointment Of said
teachers would effect the interests Of the
I school, OF in other words whether the pa.
rents would keep their children from
school on account Of the rumors.
/ Ma i>hrlnc moved to adopt the major
| lty report bat in I. little excitement that
followed it was lost sight nf and Dr. Jrp.
son moved 10 refer the matter back to the
committee, which raised 4 warm discus
sion He withdrew his motion, however,
and moved that the committee he dis
charged. which motion was carried The
adoption of the majority report was then
taken MP and another discussion followed,
after which ITS adoption WAS defeated 10y a
vote of tot. The Board then adjourned,
leaving the matter in the same unsettled
condition Is when the reports OF the local
commissioners were made.